Mr Cornwell: My name is Juan A. Asensio , I am senior trauma surgeon and a tenured professor of Surgery at the University of Miami Dept of Surgery . I write to express my admiration of your work and to let you know that Richard Sharpe , a character with which I share much has been a great companion throughout my career , especially during challenging times (my area of expertise is difficult injuries and difficult problems in trauma surgery). I have read all of Sharpe’s series , all 3 trilogies and the Starbuck’s series , as well as Gallows thief’s, Stonehenge and Redcoat. I am looking forward to getting Swordsong tomorrow. I hope that you might consider resuscitating Sharpe’s series. This would be tremendous. Although I know that your schedule must be incredibly hectic, I would be remiss if I did not state that if you are ever in Miami It would be an honor to meet you. I send you my respects and admiration. Regards, Juan A. Asensio MD FACS FCCM Professor of Surgery University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine